News & Updates

Armored Saint will be heading down to South America for the first time ever! The shows are scheduled for June and include performances in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Colombia. The band is currently at work on a set list full of songs from throughout their entire catalog - it's an event not to miss for South American fans!

Vocalist John Bush comments: "Finally!! Armored Saint brings its soulful heavy rock to the passionate continent of South America. I went to South America twice with Anthrax and can easily say that those were some of the best shows I did in my life. The rabid fans of places like Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile are die hards of music. Their enthusiasm is unprecedented. Also looking forward to going to Colombia for the first time. Can't wait!! The Saint's Latin roots should be in full force. It's a perfect match.''

Bassist Joey Vera adds: "After 35 long years we're finally going to tour in South America. The long wait was bitter, but the experience playing for you all will be oh so sweet. See you soon."

Having toured with Metallica, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, The Scorpions, and many other artists since their inception in the early 80s, Armored Saint has always been a highly regarded live act - not only in their hometown of Los Angeles, but also around the world. The only official release to capture this, however, is 1989's live album, Saints Will Conquer - until now, with Carpe Noctum, which was recorded at the band's 2015 Wacken festival set, as well as their headlining show in Aschaffenburg, Germany. To preview and purchase Carpe Noctum, please visit: http://metalblade.com/armoredsaint

Portuguese dark metal pioneers MOONSPELL are proud to announce their upcoming Latin America tour for April 2018! After last year's cancellation beyond the band's control, MOONSPELL will finally return to South America while kicking off on April 22nd in Bogotá, Colombia.

MOONSPELL's brand new and 13rd studio album titled '1755', has been successfully released on November 3rd 2017 with Napalm Records. 1755 marks the year of the horror when a giant earthquake destroyed the band's hometown and city of Lisbon. Almost 100.000 souls lost their lifes, and this tragic event still belongs to one of the disastrous catastrophes in European history and nature. From the first second, the conceptual dramaturgy of MOONSPELL's new album feels like a detonation of the mind. Playful and mean-spirited. '1755' is their magnum opus, a musical masterpiece and the dark adventure into medieval times. Produced by Tue Madsen ( (Meshuggah, The Haunted, Dark Tranquility, Dir En Grey, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter ), naturally this album is sang completely in portuguese and will outclass all standards you have ever heard from MOONSPELL before: Emotional, technical and completely earthshaking!

While MOONSPELL are currently touring with CRADLE OF FILTH in Europe, make sure to catch the band live and when South America will be under the spell on the following dates:

New York City metal band METALFIER announce new drummer Ignacio Orellana

New York band Metalfier have announced that Pirosaint drummer Ignacio Orellana is the new addition to its ranks. The new member made his official introduction the band was the headliner at the legendary Irving Plaza in New York on 12/14/17. The band have uploaded a series of live drumcam videos to its youtube channel, check some of them below:

Frontman Andrew Janda commented:"We would like to introduce our new drummer, Chilean born, true metalhead Mr. Ignacio Orellana (formerly of Pirosaint). He's been actually playing with us for few months (2 shows-1st with Kraken in NJ as a fill in and then as a headliner at Irving Plaza- hell of a way to enter METALFIER) but it's time to make this official ,,/ Welcome to Hell, let's Rock!!!"

About the band:A native of Rzeszów, Poland, Andrew Janda formed Metalfier in New York City in 2007 and soon after the band began playing the local club circuit supporting known international acts such as Diamond Head, Doro Pesh, Venom Inc, Accept, and more. Numerous personnel changes have occurred, and currently Janda is the band's sole remaining original member, with guitarist Christian Cos, bassist Reda Woodcock. Metalfier released its second seven-song EP, Into the Unknown, on May 5, 2017.

Next week, South American fans can finally experience the live intensity of heavy music pioneers, NEUROSIS. For the first time, the band will deliver their cathartic concert experience to South America, performing shows in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

Over three decades, NEUROSIS has produced eleven studio albums, performed on stages around the planet - each record, each song, each show and each studio experience pushing the band one step further along on a lifelong path of spirit and sonic experimentation. For the first time in South America, local audiences will feel the trance like power of NEUROSIS' massive riffs. These South American shows are produced by Brazilian booking agency Abraxas in partnership with Xaninho Discos, beginning in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 8th at Clash Club, followed by shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 9th at Teatro Vorterix and Santiago, Chile, December 10th at Club Blondie.

Chilean Black/Death Metal Squad OCCASVS have debuted a new track from forthcoming debut album Nocturnal Majestic Mysteria, courtesy of No Clean Singing. Stream "Under Human Eyes" at this location. The album will be released September 19 on Unspeakable Axe Records.

The Chilean underground scene has thrived for aeons with great bands playing every brand of extremity. OCCASVS is both unique within that scene and a fitting encapsulation of it, combining black metal with death metal, heavy metal, and more. They lay in wait for years as their long-in-the-works debut album was fine-tuned to their exacting standards. Now Nocturnal Majestic Mysteria is to be unleashed on the world.